Lapham Gallery & Gift Shop
Admission is free and open to the public
Monday-Saturday 10am - 3pm
Thursdays 10am - 6pm
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls, NY 12801
LARAC’s Lapham Gallery hosts seven exhibitions a year featuring local, regional, and national artistic talent working in a variety of different mediums and artistic genres. Our exhibitions are scheduled from January to October, with each exhibition on view for 4 weeks. Five out of our seven exhibitions feature selected artists. Every year, we host one themed Juried exhibition, as well as one Members only exhibition. Every other year we also host an Intercollegiate Art Competition which contains work from students within a 120 mile radius of LARAC. In November and December, we host our annual holiday shop which contains handcrafted gifts from regional artists.
We are located on the first floor of our renovated carriage house in historic Downtown Glens Falls. The building is directly next to beautiful Downtown City Park, the center of activity in the City. Lapham Gallery is almost 1900 square feet of stunning gallery space with just the right amount of architectural detail, painted white. First-time visitors to Lapham Gallery are always in awe of its elegance and versatility.
Lapham Gallery’s next show opens Aug. 15th
Show VI: As It Was, featuring Ann Larsen & Rena Bernstein
August 15 - September 17, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, August 15th at 5pm
Although subject matter, inspiration and stylistic approaches differ greatly between the two artists on exhibit, both explore their motifs with expressive painterly brush strokes and confident, strong mark-making. On Thursday, August 21, 4-6pm, exhibiting artist Ann Larsen will demonstrate how she creates her impressionistic landscape paintings in oil, covering composition, block in of shapes and color, and her signature mark-making and brush strokes. This drop-in event is free and open to the public as well.
Ann Larsen is a nationally known artist who paints both en plein air and in her studio in Northville, NY. Her impressionistic style is immediately recognizable and her paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the US. She has won many awards in major exhibitions, including Second Place in the 25th National American Impressionist Society Exhibition, Awards of Excellence in Oil Painters of America-Eastern Regional, Silver Medal – Masters in American Women Artists exhibit in Scottsdale AZ, to mention a few. As a master plein air painter, she is frequently invited to large Plein Air events and to conduct workshops all over the country.
Rena Bernstein’s expressive paintings and drawings demonstrate strong composition and emotive qualities. A Holocaust survivor, Rena came to the US in 1947 at 9 years old and as a young adult, studied art at Cooper Union, went on to receive a degree in Art Education from Fordham University at Lincoln Center and a Masters in Learning Disabilities from Columbia. Unable to create her own work for years due to the effects of war in her childhood, in recent years the artist has freed herself enough from the past to be able to draw and paint again. Her body of work in this exhibit is touched by her life experiences, intuitively pulling from within.
Workshops & Programs
LARAC has developed an active workshop schedule that has something for everyone. Check out the workshop schedule often as new and inspiring workshops are being added frequently.
In addition to a robust workshop schedule for artists and art lovers of all abilities, LARAC offers a variety of programs throughout the year for artists in various stages of their practice and careers, such as professional and peer art critiques, business of art presentations, artist talks, sessions on how to apply to online shows, and much more.
To register for upcoming workshops, click on the workshop of your choice and complete the registration form, call 518-798-1144, x-2, or stop into our Lapham Gallery and register in person.
Lapham Gallery Calendar
Gift Shop
LARAC’s Gift Shop features original handmade works by local and regional artists and artisans. Many categories of products are available such as pottery, wood items, textiles, jewelry, food, books, and much more! Find a variety of gifts for all types of occasions year-round!
Call To Artists
LARAC encourages any artist to apply to exhibit in the LARAC Lapham Gallery and/or space to sell your artwork in our gift shop. Works are sold on commission. The juried application process is ongoing with no deadline.